Korea at War 1950
This nameplate was used in 1950
Nixon Goes 1974
This nameplate was used in 1974

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An elderly man in a dark blue suit and two military officers in dark blue dress uniforms hold a wreath between them as they place it on a war memorial.

Step by step, veterans advocate aims to ensure Korean War sacrifices aren’t forgotten

What began as one man’s plan to walk nearly 400 miles across South Korea grew into a monthlong remembrance that brought together veterans, students, military groups and local communities to honor those who fought in the Korean War.

A sepia-toned photo of a U.S. Navy sailor in uniform from around the 1940s.

A bullet creased a Navy heart at Pearl Harbor and sparked a WWII love story

During their nearly 50 years together, Alice Darrow was fond of saying she filled the bullet-sized hole in her Navy husband’s heart from the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor with love.

George Takei speaks to reporters in front of a blue backdrop.

‘Star Trek’ actor recalls boyhood detention during WWII in camp for Japanese-Americans

George Takei was among the tens of thousands of Japanese-Americans on the West Coast whom President Franklin Roosevelt ordered removed to inland camps after Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.

A U.S. Marine Corps unit.

Netflix series on Marines’ quick-reaction force on Okinawa to debut on Corps’ birthday

Netflix is set to unveil another series about the Marine Corps, this time a four-part documentary about a rapid-response task force on Okinawa.

Julie MacKnyght looks at framed photos of an exhibition, surrounded by a professor and uniformed service members.

Retired Army officer honors her great-grandfather, UN troops at key Korean battlefield

Julie MacKnyght, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, toured Chipyong-ni, where U.S. and French troops under the United Nations Command held off waves of Chinese attacks in 1951.

A Marine in camouflage uniform holds his left fist to his chest and holds a trophy in his right hand while standing in an office with framed memorabilia on the walls behind him.

Retired Marine and Okinawa JROTC instructor is DODEA’s Teacher of the Year

Brent Cook, the Kubasaki High School JROTC instructor recently named Teacher of the Year for all Defense Department schools, has always been inspired by his students, going back to his Marine Corps career.

A black-and-white, 1940s-era image of a military officer, seen from the chest up, posing in dress uniform and hat.

DOD agency identifies missing remains of Medal of Honor recipient killed in 1945

The Defense Department announced Friday that it had identified the missing remains of a Medal of Honor recipient who was killed in the Philippines in 1945 while a prisoner of war.